Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-07
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The Story OF the Haomsssck Lss,s Printer -
Ne Himself Tells n.


", y. nowells In the Youths Companion for
may ~
cannot remember now whether Il was In
the early spring after our first winter In the
log cabin. or In the early mart of the secona
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!"ss.y .u'"sN III = snou'" 'e"Ne sne'e VAIN
oeu9n'S anu go 10 earn some money In .
printing oiiice In " l WAS though 10
Young, A aood comprsitor. swift and c,san
and " hen the foreman oi the pr,n,,pv ot,,cs
.n,o.,., on. A., =, 60 -. -, .'s ~
fi,s Wy q, o". o"oi', vi" "sAeu "
quent hand, there was no question with any
one but myself that must 70. For me, q
q terrible homesick ness fell instantly upou
me. boma.icl rs.s ,ns, .,ra.I. a., ,..
no.o r.osp. VI "'se"cs. Fie'ee" my healt
anu hiieu my throat and blinded me with
tears
The foreman wanted me to 20 back with
him in his buggy, but = days grace was
granted me, and then my older brother took
me to N, where he was to meet my
father at the railroad station on his return
from Cincinnati. 1t had been showing, In
the son, southern ohio fashion, but the
clouds had broken away, aud the evening
fell in q clear sky, apple. green along the
horizon, a. We drove ON. This color of the
sky must always be associated tor me with the
despair that then filled my SOUL and which l
was constantly swallowing down with great
laughter out of the efforts Of the horse to free
himself from the snow that balled in his hoofa
put l suffered all the time an anguish OF
homesicknees that now seems incredible,
All the time had every fact OF the cabin life
before me what each Of the children was
doing, especially the younger ones, and
what, above all, my mother was doing, and
how st every moment she was looking l saw
the wretched little phsntssm of myself NOV
my aoont there
Inc euitor TO whom my brother delivered
NE over Sulo not conceive OF me - tragedy;
ne IeceiVed me as II were the merest COM
uloupsce' anu oeiiNered me IN turn to the
gou man WIN whom am to boar'i. There
. ~efe nA, = uoAen scnooi girls boarding there,
w Snu y, .ne. ssyey ~hsn they came In,
"ursu ms W NY ussoauon.
ha racLnnat s nn sac supper was about ready. ana
I ,noI aS On, ,cr ,,,r.,, sv' s1ns.o,na 70 cay y
~ iAeu ou. ro' hyseiL pom renection, l
sm,~sr n.i ma a., tnousa. uia nol wsht any
supper; Siu that must got iind my brother
y, ,ha s,s.; nsu W 's.t souie'h,ne. Iouho MIN
Al .ne s.ation, ana toid MIN l was going
WIN my frenzy ot homesickness' and
aeteeu 10 ieaSe the question open TIL my
IalneL catne oack Out IN my own mind II
WAS closed.
My father suggested, however, something
that hsd not Occurred to either OF us; We
| shoulu poth stay. This seemed possible for
| me put not at that boarding house, not
| within the sound OF the laughter OF those
/ wv "Sue W thc uobci, WucIc VIC Lhu
| peetsteak and ham and eggs and hot biscuit
| every morning for breakfast, and where we
paid two dollars apiece for the week we
| stayed. At the end OF this time the editor
had found another hand, and We went home,
| where was welcomed as from years 40
sence
| Again was called to suffer this trial, the
chiet trial OF my ooyhood, but it came In q
iorn, ana was lightened TO me not only by
the experience OF survival from il, but by
/ various ClTCumStAuc6A This time / want
| D, where ore OF my unces was still liv.
| ing, ana he somehow learned the misery
was In and bade me come and stay with him
while l remained in D.. was very fond
OF him, and OF the gentle cresture, his wife,
who stood to me for all that was naturally
and conventionslly refined, type of gracious
loneliness and worldly sPlendor.
They had an only child, to whom heI
Joy. Over them all hung the shadow o
fragile health, and LOOK back at then
through the halo OF their early death bu
the remembrance cannot make them ktnde
homesick still. 1 fell asleep with tn
radiant image OF our log cabin before m.
eyes, ana woke with my heart like lead II
! my breast
did not see how could get through tn
} day, and began 1t with miserable tears.
had found that by drink king good deal G
| water at my meals could keep down th
; | sobs 'or the time being, and prscticed thi
device to the surprise aud alarm Of my rels
| | tives, who were troubled at the spectacle {
my unnatural thirst
sometimes left the table, and ran out 10
burst OF tears behind the house; ever
night after dark cried there alone. But
could not wholly hide my suffering, and
} suppose that aiter awhile the sight OF 1t be
} came lntoleraoie. AT any rate blessed even
ing came when, returning from work,
found my brother waiting for me at NJ
uncle's house and the Dext morning "
set out for home in the keen silent dark be
fore the November dawn.
we were both mounted on the italic.foote'
mare, l behind my brother, with my arm